House Intel Votes To Release Dem Countermemo

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, left, speaks with Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, before the start of a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington on Nov. 1. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer

The House Intelligence Committee on Monday voted unanimously to release a memo drafted by Democrats to rebut a GOP-crafted document alleging surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice.

The 10-page classified document now goes to President Trump, who has five days to block its release if he so chooses. It remains an open question whether he will.